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    Three scenarios, ordered most-to-least likely by my estimation:

    1) pizza is town and correct about Logic

    2) pizza is town and wrong about Logic

    3) pizza is scum

    Above questions re. pizza are due diligence, in recognition that pizza is better at getting townread as scum than as town (esp. on D1).

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    Quote Originally Posted by Winston Hughes View Post
    Three scenarios, ordered most-to-least likely by my estimation:

    1) pizza is town and correct about Logic

    2) pizza is town and wrong about Logic

    3) pizza is scum

    Above questions re. pizza are due diligence, in recognition that pizza is better at getting townread as scum than as town (esp. on D1).
    What's the likely hood that pizza is scum and logic is town?

    What's the likely-hood that pizza is scum and he's bussing his partner into the ground?

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    Quote Originally Posted by reinoe View Post
    What's the likely hood that pizza is scum and logic is town?

    What's the likely-hood that pizza is scum and he's bussing his partner into the ground?
    Pizza is a known busser, but given it's D1 and he's leading the bus, he and his partners individually don't get any advantage (since Pizza would have to die tonight).

    This could be possible if Pizza is planning a 180 or the discovery of an urgent new wagon and abandons the Logic wagon. But it would happen so fast it would only be evident retroactively.
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    Quote Originally Posted by reinoe View Post
    What's the likely hood that pizza is scum and logic is town?
    Is there a subtlety here that I'm missing, or is this just poking fun at my stating the obvious?

    Quote Originally Posted by reinoe View Post
    What's the likely-hood that pizza is scum and he's bussing his partner into the ground?
    I'd say no chance at all. The only way it could be true is if pizza's whole purpose this game was to one-up me in the bussing-for-victory stakes.

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    Vote count:

    Pizza (2): Csargo, Manasi

    Cuthillius (1): GH,

    Zack (3): Montmorency, El Barto, Xiahou

    Logic (5): Pizza, Dp101, Slaan, Choxorn, Kagemusha

    Reinoe (1): Fredwood

    Kagemusha (1): Logic

    El Barto (2): Zack, Reinoe

    Not voting (2): Cuthillius, Winston Hughes

    With 17 players there are 9 to hammer.


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    @Montmorency

    Would you really lynch Zack today?

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    I'm alive. Trying not burnout myself on 72 hour days, and to avoid even more complaints about thread size.

    I've come around to the philosophy that a full reads list on d1 is mostly pointless, but I am mentally preparing a tiered ordering on lynch preference (and no - it's not the same thing) and looking over some stuff.

    Any questions you want me to answer, not directly related to the above two statements, shoot.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Zack View Post
    I'm alive. Trying not burnout myself on 72 hour days, and to avoid even more complaints about thread size.

    I've come around to the philosophy that a full reads list on d1 is mostly pointless, but I am mentally preparing a tiered ordering on lynch preference (and no - it's not the same thing) and looking over some stuff.

    Any questions you want me to answer, not directly related to the above two statements, shoot.
    I'm bored with being townread.

    Tell me why I'm scum.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Winston Hughes View Post
    @Montmorency

    Would you really lynch Zack today?
    I don't think it's happening, but if it somehow did it would be a reasonable lynch.

    A couple of the low posters would also be fine in principle, but there's no impetus for it unless you strongly disagree with all the main candidates.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Winston Hughes View Post
    I'm bored with being townread.

    Tell me why I'm scum.
    I don't townread you and think you're still firmly in both ranges.

    Maybe the biggest red flag would be you unabashedly sheeping Pizza like this -- I'd figure you're usually too paranoid for that sort of thing, as town.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sooh View Post
    Vote count:

    Pizza (2): Csargo, Manasi

    Cuthillius (1): GH,

    Zack (3): Montmorency, El Barto, Xiahou

    Logic (5): Pizza, Dp101, Slaan, Choxorn, Kagemusha

    Reinoe (1): Fredwood

    Kagemusha (1): Logic

    El Barto (2): Zack, Reinoe

    Not voting (2): Cuthillius, Winston Hughes

    With 17 players there are 9 to hammer.


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    Looks like plenty of people are still just clicking buttons.

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    Okay, I'm isoing Logic here (alignment unknown) and comparing it with his iso in Pokemon (town).

    The first thing I'll note is relative postcount: On D1 of Pokemon, he made 13 posts (count might be off by one or two) in a 48-hour phase. Here he's got 18 posts so far, 48 hours into a 72-hour phase, though I'll note that he hasn't been around the past day or so. So if we apply the ol' "sort by postcount, become mafia expert" test factoring in his baseline, Logic's actually a bit ahead of the pace here.

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    I'm not sure how much this test actually applies to .Org games, but I feel like the information couldn't hurt


    ---

    The second thing I'll note is Logic's start to each - in general there's fluff/talking about his recent games/the theme of the particular game he's in.

    Pokemon early posts:

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    Quote Originally Posted by Logic View Post
    That kind of lying sounds like scum to me!
    Vote: Raith Kemmler
    (just joking around about flavor, RVS vote)

    Quote Originally Posted by Logic View Post
    Breadcrumbing is bad, because I am awful at it.

    Did anyone else ever name their Poke-rival after a real world person they couldn't stand? My poke-rival was always named "Seth." I was in high-school by the time I started playing pokemon (4 years after its debut.)
    Quote Originally Posted by Logic View Post
    I'd like to think so.

    I've only played one game on this forum before, and I recognize a handful of the players from that game in this one. Unless you've played on the Playground in the last 3 years, no one has played a game with me before.

    seirekhaan feels like he might be teamed with Csargo here. It's not much, but that is what I get out of this. Of course, this could be completely wrong, depending on their level of familiarity with each other. The Novice vote seems a bit forced.

    Congratz! I just did the same almost 2 years ago. Still not completely unpacked. Several boxes of D&D books and the like.

    This seems odd. I can't pinpoint why this seems odd, but I don't get this.
    (the above post is a lot of him responding to various quotes from other people, click through for context)

    Quote Originally Posted by Logic View Post
    Edited quote for profanity. Not sure if this is friendly profanity, but it doesn't feel like it to me. Maybe this feels this way because I am an outsider/interloper to this community, but I gotta say:

    ...I really agree with Champ.

    2 minutes pass, and you proclaim the thread dead?


    I've only seen Manasi play once, and I was convinced of her wolfiness right up to her role reveal... as a townie. She was super defensive on votes placed against her there too, so maybe this is more of the same. I just think I'm not a fan of the s***post mafia style she employs. Maybe it's the Kanye avatar that's pinging my radar instead.



    I usually don't post more than a handful of times on day one, and rarely at all on Saturday/Sunday local. It definitely doesn't help me that this community moves far faster than I am used to.
    (same as above)

    Quote Originally Posted by Logic View Post
    I played precisely one game on the Org (French Revolution hosted by GeneralHandkerchief, where I somehow convinced a large portion of the playerbase that I was scum, when in fact, I was not.) Some players I recognize from that game in this one. The second sentence was an incomplete thought; there was supposed to be an additional clause in there, and I didn't notice it until you pointed it out to me. So, besides the one game here on the Org, all my mafia/werewolf experience is from the Playground.


    Early posts this game:

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    Quote Originally Posted by Logic View Post
    GalCiv 3 has been my jam lately. It's almost hard to go back to CIV 5 after that. But, it should also be 1UPT, in my opinion. And only maybe make an exception for fleets.
    Quote Originally Posted by Logic View Post
    I cut my teeth on Civ2 Fantastic Worlds, and eventually came to the conclusion that Alpha Centauri is the best CIV game. Barely played 3, and 4 was missing disks when I bought it, so it is immediately disqualified.
    Quote Originally Posted by Logic View Post
    If you have some spare dinero, give GalCiv3 a shot. It's probably similar enough to the other dogs that you will enjoy yourself. An added feature is the starship designer, whether you are feeling creative or just want the same ship with lasers instead of missles.
    Quote Originally Posted by Logic View Post
    If thats hiw you welcome newcomers, I guess I'm thankful that for my first game here you were unable to vote for me.
    These were all posts made before Pizza's tunnel began.


    Now, I'll grant that there's more game content in Pokemon, but if you take a closer look at the context Pokemon got off to serious mode pretty quickly, whereas this game was in screw-around mode for a while longer. Also, it's just Logic clearly talking about something he's passionate about with Slaan.

    Speaking of Pizza's tunnel beginning, let's get to his first post on Logic:

    Quote Originally Posted by Askthepizzaguy View Post
    Didn't you guys read the script I gave you? Terrible.

    smh.

    Also, Logic struggling already, sloppy opening moves. Very suspicious.
    Logic's response:

    Quote Originally Posted by Logic View Post
    I admit, I am bad at chess. Maybe mafia too. Not sure what you see that looks suspicious in the 5 (guessing) posts I've made.
    Pizza's response:

    Quote Originally Posted by Askthepizzaguy View Post
    If I were to put it to a vote, I wonder what the results would be.

    1) Logic should be checkmated
    2) Logic should deliver checkmate
    3) Pat Buchanan

    Be careful, I hear option number 3 got unusually popular that one time.

    Maybe chads aren't the only thing that should be hanging.

    Check!

    Vote: Logic
    So I'm not sure how much of this is roleplay, but I think Pizza's initial case on Logic is faulty simply because he's not taking into account the more relaxed context and atmosphere of this game as compared to the others (Pokemon certainly). It hasn't happened in a while (mostly because Pizza's been mafia here so often in the past year or so ) but I don't have to tell Pizza that he's put his blinders on in the past and barreled straight into a tunnel only to bash himself against a wall when that person ended up flipping town.

    I don't think Pizza usually does it this early as mafia. Hopefully I'm just able to stop him from having it become one of Those Games this time and that's the end of that.

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    Anyway, moving on. Let's talk about the depth of Logic's reads.

    The first thing I'll say is that Pizza has a point here. Logic's word count per post and the nuance of his stuff is down. Compare his early Pokemon reads:

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    Quote Originally Posted by Logic View Post
    The information was not incorrect; I've no particular feelings about it either way. I took his answer to be an assessment of his experience with me on the Playground. He gave a third party opinion on the question posed.

    Had his interpretation of my clarifying statement been incorrect or incomplete, I would have had been complled to clarify that the answer in no way speaks for me. In general, if someone wants to answer a question asked of me before I get to it, and the answer is not wrong and needs no clarification, then I only clutter up the conversation by repeating their statement as an agreement, so I am usually fine with letting the statement from someone else stand as is.



    I guess you could call me an oversharer. I can't let things stand at a simple miscommunication, and I feel the need to explain myself all the time, even when not necessary, such as the context of a game such as this. It's a bad habit of mine. I would say ask the other Playgrounders, but I think Cuthillius is the only one I have played with any frequency to be able to vouch for this behavior of mine.


    My clarifying paragraph I think perfectly answers the question, but if this nex part doesn't completely clarify, then I think I am incapable of explaining it.

    I have played with a small number of the non-playgrounders in a single game here on the Org. This is a condensed version of sentences 2, 3, and 4 of this quote:
    Quote Originally Posted by Logic View Post
    What was a joke vote for Raith I cannot support with any evidence. He seems rather quiet, but I don't know if that is how he plays on D1, so he gets a pass for now. With what little I have seen from him, I give hime a slight wolf lean.

    Both Seireikhaan and Montmorency feel like as good of targets as any, so I'm going to tie it up for the now.
    Vote: Montmorency


    To his reads here:

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    Quote Originally Posted by Logic View Post
    I haven't played chess since about the time that avatar was made. So, a decade or so? I've never considered myself very good. I'm capable of beating my parents and


    Hmm. Why do you get a feeling that no one else seems to?


    Logic's 10-minute take:
    DP is town. DP is not teamed with Pizza, or Zack.

    Csargo and Pizza are not teamed. One could be a wolf, but I don't think both.

    Pizza feels really weird from normal. I can usually understand him a little, but here, he feels like he is playing 9 moves ahead to my 4. Not sure if he's on my team or not. I stand by my "seat of the pants" statement from earlier.

    Cuth jumps in with some slight shade at DP. Is he suspicious of DP?

    Kage shows up with what looks like a lazy vote on Slaan. Possibly a joke, but I think there's a more than reasonable chance that Kage is mafia.

    Reinoe is the current target of DP's ire, and he is voting for me, (full disclosure, that that vote isn't being counted because it isn't bolded)

    His vote on me looks like it stems only from Pizza's accusation. Not sure if sheeping, or he has other reasons for voting for me.

    [b]Vote: Kagemusha[b/]
    Quote Originally Posted by Logic View Post
    One seemingly random vote for something very minuscule, and not related to the game? Yeah, I thought it was a tell. Especially since I don't see Slaan as a wolf.


    I can see it.

    But you can only do so much with what you're given. Once again, the overall thread context of this game is a lot different that Pokemon. Here, it's a lot of shouting, introductions to the .Org (far more first-time players here than in the Pokemon game), and Zack posting 20 times in a row, before we even get into Pizza's RP act.

    In Pokemon, you have stuff like this being tossed around on D1:

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sooh View Post
    Ok, I can't say that I necessarily agree with you or see the same things you see, but that might be due to different experiences. I do like that you're being thorough, and I think by keeping a steady line of questioning it'll ultimately make it really difficult for mafia to keep up. That being said, what I meant when I said I was looking forward to your analysis was that I was looking forward to seeing what you're getting from your line of questioning, and how you interpret the responses that you're given.
    Quote Originally Posted by SeveringViper View Post
    eh, I missed the 24 hour mark
    Thoughts if/where I have them.

    Actually contributing:
    Raith Kemmler - Good posts, providing both responses to questions and unprompted thoughts
    El Barto - fair mix of fluff and content, decent comments
    Novice - +Good attempts to spark discussion and respond to the results -somewhat weird posts/interactions in regard to Sooh?
    choxorn

    Sooh - Talkative and friendly, fair amount of fluff giving her second highest post count. Quick to assume an unknown player is new(ish?) to the game? Mostly has responded to content directed at or that mentions her so far. reads post is okay.


    GeneralHankerchief - "My first thought was that novice looks a little scummy for pushing everyone to talk about themselves, especially since he's not new here and didn't do this back when he was, my second was that Sooh and Viper probably aren't aligned. votes novice" ???


    Not really contributing yet:
    Jabbz - busy with moving
    Cuthillius - weak disengaged handful of thoughts
    Seireikhaan
    Logic
    Champ
    Csargo - top poster of fluff and fireworks
    Manasi - what
    Montmorency
    Autolycus - Posting about probably not having much to post for a while, nice.

    No data:
    BSmith

    Vote: GeneralHandkerchief
    Quote Originally Posted by novice View Post
    Of course, someone has to make sure there's something to check back in on from day 1 when day 3 comes around.

    I'm not that bothered either with regards to who hangs, but I would like to get some information out of it. So let's chat.

    Is your vote on me
    A) A pressure vote
    B) A random joke
    C) A random crapshoot, where all things being equal, you might as well lynch a play style you're unfamiliar with
    D) A serious vote based on scumtells hidden under your vest

    If A or B, do you see it turning into C, or would you rather move the vote to another player? If D, could you open your vest?

    Do you have opinions on any of the other kids on the lawn? Viper, Sooh, Raith and Cuthilius, for example?


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    The conclusion of all this is that I think Logic is fine and posting in line with the general relative temperaments of the thread. Were he around and Pizza not death tunneling him over the past 24 hours, I'd expect a similar gradual uptick in content.
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    In other news, I feel like poking the bear a bit.

    Vote: Manasi
    "I'm going to die anyway, and therefore have nothing more to do except deliberately annoy Lemur." -Orb, in the chat
    "Lemur. Even if he's innocent, he's a pain; so kill him." -Ignoramus
    "I'm going to need to collect all of the rants about the guilty lemur, and put them in a pretty box with ponies and pink bows. Then I'm going to sprinkle sparkly magic dust on the box, and kiss it." -Lemur
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